An incredible piece of blues—and music—history surfaced online awhile back. Below, check out a rare video of Stevie Ray Vaughan performing "The Sky Is Crying" at an Austin, Texas, club circa 1980—before Montreux, before "Let's Dance," before his cowboy hats—before anyone in New Jersey or Ohio or Paris had any idea who he was.
Stevie Ray Vaughan Plays "The Sky Is Crying" at an Austin Club in 1980
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